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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cat•e•chu•men (kat′i kyo̅o̅′mən),USA pronunciation n. - Religion[Eccles.]a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church; a neophyte.
- Religiona person being taught the elementary facts, principles, etc., of any subject.
- Late Latin, as above
- Middle French cathecumine
- Greek katēchoúmenos (one who is) being taught orally, equivalent. to katēche-, stem of katēcheîn to teach orally (see catechist) + -omenos middle present participle suffix; replacing Middle English cathecumyn
- Late Latin catēchūmenus
- 1325–75
cat′e•chu′me•nal, cat•e•chu•men•i•cal (kat′i kyo̅o̅ men′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj. cat′e•chu•men′i•cal•ly, adv. cat•e•chu•me•nate (kat′i kyo̅o̅′mə nāt′, -nit),USA pronunciation n. cat′e•chu′men•ism, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: catechumen /ˌkætɪˈkjuːmɛn/ n - a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
Etymology: 15th Century: via Old French, from Late Latin, from Greek katēkhoumenos one being instructed verbally, from katēkhein; see catechize |